Horseshoe.



P. LAMERSON.

HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED 00121. 1909.

966,338, Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

IINITED STATES PATENT @FFIQE.

FLETCHER LAMERSON, OF FLANDERS, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR BENJAMIN JOACHIM,OF NEWARK, NEVI JERSEY OF ONE-HALF 'I'O HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1910.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLETCHER LAMERSON, a citlzen of the United States,residing at Flanders, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a horse-shoe that is provided with a wearingplate which is detachably secured to the body portion, this wearingplate being hinged at the front and being adapted to be detachablysecured by spreadlng it to engage the clips and the nails of the bodyportion and to be secured in place by a suitable fastening means.

The invention is further designed to provide the wearing plate withremovable calks which are adapted to be removed from the wearing plateif necessary, the calks bein of different forms and sizes, and the calksand the wearing plate together being adapted to be removed, whendesired, so that in the use of the shoe the body portion itself can beused as a shoe, or the wearing plate can be used underneath the shoewith low or high calks attached, according to the conditions of theroad.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a side view of the complete horseshoe made according to myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the hinged end of the wearing plate. Fig. 4 is a section online 4, 4, in Fig. 2. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are sections on lines 5, 5, 6, 6,and 7, 7 respectively, in Fig. 2, and Fig. 8 is a side view of a calkused in conjunction with the horses we.

The invention comprises a body portion 10 which is a horse-shoe as madeat present and is adapted to be secured to the hoof of the horse by thenails 11, the heads of which project slightly from the shoe. On thebottom of the shoe I place a wearing plate which is preferably made ofthe two halves 12 which are pivoted at 13, and when placed in positionare held against the shoe and then the two sections are swung apart sothat the edges 14 on the outside edges of the wearing plate are engagedby the heads of the nails as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The sections areheld in this position by the bolts 15 which are provided with heads fortheir manipulation by a wrench or other tool, and are secured in theirscrew-threaded perforations 16 in the body portion, thus holding thewearing plate in position. I provide the body portion with the clips 17011 the side edges, which clips can be turned over so as to assist inholding the wearing plate in place when its sections are forced apart,the outer edge of each side of the wearing plate being beveled as at 18,as will be evident from Fig. 5. The wearing plate is provided withperforations where calks are to be placed, these perforations havingsquared countersunk portions 19, into each one of which is adapted tofit the squared head 20 of a screw 21. A calk 22 is provided with ascrew-threaded perforation 23 to receive the screw 21, and is furtherprovided with the portion 24 which is substantially rectangular and isadapted to receive a wrench or similar tool so that the calk can betightened. When the wearing plate is in place, the calks are secured tothe screws 21, and I can secure a winter calk, as shown in Figs. 1 and7, or a shorter calk 25, as shown in Fig. 8, this being governed largelyby the condition of the road and the weather.

This shoe can be used as an ordinary horse-shoe; the wearing plate withthe calks attached can be quickly attached or detached from the bodyportion; the calks can be removed with the wearing plate, or the wearingplate can be removed with the calks, then the calks can be removed fromthe wearing plate and other calks put in place without unnecessary wasteof time or effort. If desired the wearing plate can be used on the shoewithout calks by removing the calks and the screws 21. The wearing platecan be provided with'calks indoors, or at a place removed from theanimal, and it can therefore be installed on the horse by simply placingthe wearing plate in position, forcing the members of the wearing plateoutward to engage the nails 11 and the clips 17 ,and then tightening thetwo screws 15 of each shoe in place. It can thus be seen that the calkscan be easily attached by a driver while on the road, and do not requirethe services of a blacksmith.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is l. A shoe comprisinga body portion, nails passing through the body portion to secure thebody portion to the hoof of an animal, the nails having projectingheads, a wearing plate having its outside edges chamfered to engage theheads of the nails, the wearing plate comprising members pivoted attheir forward end whereby they can be swung apart, bolts passing throughthe wearing plate and into the body portion for securing the wearingplate to the body portion, screws projecting from the wearing plate andhaving means co-acting with the wearing plate for preventing therotation of the screws, and calks, each calk having a recessedscrew-threaded portion to engage a screw projecting from the wearingplate.

2. A shoe comprising a body portion having clips on its side edges,nails passing through the body portion to secure it to a hoof, the nailshaving projecting heads, a wearing plate comprising swinging memberspivoted at their front ends, the members having chamfered edges toengage the heads of the nails and the clips, bolts passing through thewearing plate and into the body portion, screws projecting from thewearing plate, and oalks, each calk being adapted to screw on a screw.

3'. A shoe comprising a body portion having clips on its side edges,nails passing through the body portion to secure it to a hoof, the nailshaving projecting heads, a wearing plate comprising swinging memberspivoted at their front ends, the members having chamfered edges toengage the heads of the nails and the clips, bolts passing through theWearing plate and into the body portion, the wearing plate havingperforations that are rectangular and countersunk on the face toward thebody portion, screws having rectangular heads to fit the countersunkportions of the perforations, the screws having their screw-threadedportions projecting from the wearing plate, and calks, each calk havinga screw-threaded recess and having means for engagement by a toolwhereby the calk can be secured to a screw.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 18th day of October, 1909.

FLETCHER LAMERS ON.

Witnesses:

E. A. PELL, M. A. J OHNSON.

